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The ups and downs of girls in STEM

eSchool News

Are girls really underrepresented in STEM? In the US, the workforce is pretty evenly split between men and women, but in STEM fields men make up 73 percent of the workforce to women’s 27 percent. Still, the imbalanced statistics for the genders in STEM are damning. We picked the way we learned,” she explained. “It

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Learning enters the metaverse with “Mission: Mars” Roblox experience

eSchool News

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. This year’s 3rd most-read story focuses on immersive and interactive learning. Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories.

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Museum of Science, Boston enters metaverse with “Mission: Mars” Roblox experience

eSchool News

Through the initial $10M fund, RCF has been offering grants to educational organizations to develop innovative learning experiences and curriculum leveraging the platform in immersive and compelling ways. Please go to mos.org/Roblox to learn more and here to access “Mission: Mars” directly on Roblox.

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Celebrating Earth Day with Resources from Discovery Education 

eSchool News

Available on Discovery Education’s Earth Day website and award-winning K-12 learning platform , this collection of high-quality digital content is organized by grade band and has been curated by Discovery Education’s team of curriculum experts. This resource is part of the Celebrations collection in the Sesame Learning channel.

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How Role Models May Inspire Exploration of Computer Science Pathways

Edsurge

Will there be enough skilled workers to meet the growing need? The Bureau of Labor and Statistics projects that the market for computer science occupations will grow 13 percent between 2020 and 2030. Students discover how algorithms and machine learning power our fulfillment process. The study of U.S.

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OPINION: How schools can find common ground in an era of education wars

The Hechinger Report

The toxic and ominous polarization of our politics has arrived in our school board meetings, and educators are getting pummeled by accusations that they are brainwashing children into believing “woke” ideologies. We believe there are lessons to be learned from our strategies.

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Education can be the great equalizer, but it isn’t yet

The Hechinger Report

It’s impossible for education to be an equalizer if budgets don’t meet every kid’s needs. In a noble attempt to level the education playing field, in October a Maryland state panel, known as the Kirwan Commission, voted to recommend a new funding formula that calls for spending to increase by $4 billion per year by 2030.